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Category Archives: Wives of Henry VIII
Katherine Parr, Queen of England
After the disastrous marriage to Catherine Howard, Henry probably just wanted a wife who could nurse him through his various ailments and not cause him any trouble. Henry did not actively seek a wife at this time but he was … Continue reading
Catherine Howard, Queen of England
Of all of Henry VIII’s six wives, the most beautiful was probably the nubile Catherine Howard. Henry called her his “rose without a thorn”. But she was also a silly creature who had no idea how her behavior affected others … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Queen, Thomas Cranmer, Tudor
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Anne of Cleves, Queen of England
Poor Anne of Cleves was sitting at the home of her brother the Duke of Cleves, minding her own business when who do you think came calling? King Henry VIII of England. He sent his trusted and favorite painter, Hans … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII, Queen, Schmalkaldic League, Thomas Cromwell, Tudor
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Jane Seymour, Queen of England
After all the storm and drama of Henry VIII’s first two marriages, his third marriage to Jane Seymour seems almost serene. After a prolonged effort to divorce his first wife and a definitive, far reaching split from the Catholic Church … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, son, third wife
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Anne Boleyn, Queen of England
We heard about Anne Boleyn in our post about Catherine of Aragon. Anne has the distinction of being the first Queen Consort to be beheaded and because of her, the course of ecclesiastical history in England changed forever. Anne’s exact … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Boleyn, beheaded, Cromwell, Elizabeth I, England, Episcopal Church, Marquess of Pembroke, Queen, Tudor, Wolsey
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Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England
After many years of the long, convoluted and tragic English civil strife called The Wars of the Roses, the House of Lancaster had finally prevailed. Henry Tudor, the Welsh prince with Lancaster blood in his veins through his mother Margaret … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Lancaster, Queen, Spain, Tudor, War of the Roses, York
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“Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived”
When we contemplate on medieval English Queens the six wives of Henry VIII come to mind. This topic has been covered many times before but we want to give a concise description of each wife to review for those who … Continue reading
Posted in Queens and Rulers, Tudor Queens, Wives of Henry VIII
Tagged England, Henry VIII, queens, Tudor, wives
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